Political parties play several important roles in politics. They help organize governments by nominating candidates for elections and work to gain power by appealing to voters with similar ideologies. Political parties first developed to represent different views and interests within society. While they help structure competition for leadership, political parties also face criticisms that they can be divisive and less responsive to public concerns. The document discusses how to assess the role and effectiveness of political parties as well as address the view that they may no longer be important in British politics.
Why political parties are important and their roles
1. What are political parties
and why are they so
important?
L/O: To identify the role of political
parties and to begin to assess how
effective they are.
2. What functions do political parties
have?
How and why did political parties develop?
3. What are the criticism of the political
parties?
Study Item A & B
What does the trend suggest about political
parties in the 21st century?
Using these sources and knowledge from the
sheet discuss the view that political parties no
longer have an important role to play in British
politics.
4. POV
Using these sources and knowledge from the
sheet discuss the view that political parties no
longer have an important role to play in British
politics.
